All News articles – Page 1021
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NewsConveyancing boost from stamp duty reforms
Rush to complete transactions prior to government introducing higher rates for additional properties.
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NewsLeigh Day ‘paid £75,000 in prohibited referral fees’ – SRA
Regulator publishes details of charges against two solicitors relating to claims against British soldiers in Iraq.
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Bar chief hails public access ‘opportunity’
Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC said that while public access has increased competition, it also has brought new work to solicitors.
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NewsHelena Kennedy back at school
The University of Roehampton officially opened its law school last week at an event featuring Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws.
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NewsLand Registry: sale will cost more, says pressure group
Analysis suggests that public will lose out financially within 25 years.
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NewsSolicitors sceptical as specialist court idea gets new lease of life
‘Problem-solving’ courts are back on the agenda but some solicitors are sceptical after past experience.
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News‘Handful’ of legal firms using .law web domain
The new ‘top level domain’ was one of a batch made available by the web’s governing body last autumn.
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NewsLegal aid ‘safety net’ scheme lawful, appeal court rules
MoJ overturns challenge on Exceptional Case Funding – but Briggs LJ dissents, describing the scheme as ‘inherently unfair’.
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NewsPlans unveiled to tackle backlog and delays at Court of Appeal
Master of the rolls Lord Dyson says judges consider the status quo unacceptable and unsustainable.
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NewsLAA loses legal aid contract challenge
High Court says government erred in the application of its criteria for the eligibility of London firm for duty provider scheme.
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NewsImmigration bar slams solicitors over ‘poor’ standards
‘Unanimous and strong’ opinion of immigration chambers is that clients experience poor standards of service.
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NewsQuoted Gateley bullish on trading performance
AIM-listed law firm hails ‘strong’ second half generating rise in revenues.
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NewsConsumer watchdog warns of interpreters acting as ‘introducers’
Legal Services Consumer Panel identifies three priority areas for Legal Services Board to work on.
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NewsHigh Court judge will sit out cases amid ‘bias’ row
Mr Justice Peter Smith sent a letter to Blackstone Chambers following a newspaper article by Lord Pannick QC criticising the judge.
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NewsDentons to shift 50 UK business services roles to Warsaw
Global giant will open a business services centre in Poland later this year to offer clients a ‘one-firm experience’.
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NewsSRA promises ‘sensitive’ mental health support
Chief executive Paul Philip says solicitors can tell the regulator if things are getting difficult.
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NewsCouncil debates Law Society governance
Work to commence on more detailed proposals following discussions yesterday.
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NewsCripps hails record trading year
London and Kent firm posts rise in net profit on income up 9%.
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NewsBar regulator clears penultimate hurdle to licensing ABSs
Subject to the lord chancellor’s rubber stamp, the Bar Standards Board will be able to regulate non-lawyer-owned legal firms.
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